In January, a helicopter and a plane crashed in the sky. This was very bad. Other planes crashed later. Because of this, people want to make the old system for planes better. They also want more people to help planes fly safely.

They say this helps keep people safe and stop problems like the airport in Newark had last week.

The transport leader has a plan for the airport system.

There are problems, but one thing is clear: The old system has trouble with more than 45,000 flights every day.

We don't know if the plan will get money from the government. The person who made the plan says it is important. People spent a lot of money to make things better, but the system is still the same.

We are working on it. We will fix it for everyone, for you and your families and the American people.

We do not have many details about the plan.

For a long time, the system worked okay. People did not look at it much. But okay is not good enough for flying because people can die.

Jacobson thinks Duffy's plan is not good. But after the plane crashes in Washington and Toronto, maybe people will support it more.

Bad things about the air traffic system were in reports. A new report said many systems were not good. Last year, a problem stopped all planes.

The system is old and the buildings are old, said Frank Lorenzo.

Old wires cause problems for planes, sometimes stopping them at airports.

A radar system helps people in Philadelphia guide planes at Newark airport. It stopped working for a short time on April 28.

The FAA will change old wires. They will put in new lines for data. They are also teaching more people to control planes.

We don't know how long this will take. But maybe things will be better in Newark in the summer. That is when the work at the airport will finish.

So, the FAA made planes go slower at Newark airport.

A program started in 2003 helped planes fly better. This program made a system called ADS-B. It helps people on the ground and other planes see where a plane is. A helicopter in a crash in January did not use this system.

Duffy wanted more people to control planes. He made it faster to start the school and helped students pass. The FAA also gives extra money to controllers who worked for many years. This helps them not stop working too soon.

It is hard to make the airplane system better. The old system must work while they make the new one. Then they need to change to the new one easily.

This problem is not new. It has been here for a long time.